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   Cops have identified the suspect they say raped an 82-year-old woman in   
   Brighton Beach on Monday morning as 18-year-old Asa Robert.   
      
   Forensic evidence collected from a folding knife left at the crime scene   
   connected Robert to the crime, investigators told news outlets.   
      
   Robert snuck into his victim’s house at 1:40am on Monday while she was   
   outside sweeping the street, and when she returned, he attacked her at   
   knifepoint in her bedroom demanding cash, police said. After holding her   
   hostage for several hours, cops say    
   Robert tied up his victim and raped her. The teen then fled the home with a   
   bag of clothing and an umbrella.   
      
   The heinousness of the crime prompted NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton to weigh   
   in.   
      
   “What that woman suffered and endured, nobody should have to suffer or   
   endure anytime or anywhere in this city. It’s a very violent, vicious   
   depraved individual that we are seeking and we need to get him off the streets   
   very, very quickly,” Bratton    
   said.   
      
   Authorities told the New York Daily News that the victim tried to sooth her   
   attacker during the harrowing ordeal by asking about his mother, offering to   
   make him food, and suggesting he take some of her late husband’s clothing:   
      
   Cops suggested the woman’s attempt to establish a verbal bond with her   
   assailant likely spared her from a more serious assault or death.   
      
   “This lady is a very courageous person,” said NYPD Chief of Detectives   
   Robert Boyce. “She speaks with (the rapist) and kind of gets a rapport   
   going. She really saved herself more damage by her wits.”   
      
   At the suggestion of a relative, the octogenarian eventually called the police   
   at 7am and was taken to Kings County Hospital for evaluation.   
      
   Robert, who is 5 feet, 9 inches tall and 160 pounds, has several arrests on   
   his record, including one for robbery in 2014, according to police. There is a   
   $2,500 reward for information leading to an arrest.   
      
   Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline   
   at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the   
   Crime Stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and then   
   entering TIP577. Police    
   say all calls are kept confidential.   
      
   Correction [July 15, 12pm]: A previous version of this article stated the   
   crime occurred in Coney Island. Police have confirmed that the victim’s home   
   is in Brighton Beach. The article has been updated accordingly.   
      
   https://bklyner.com/teen-identified-as-suspect-in-brutal-rape-of   
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